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A Killing

Journalist Mobeen Azhar returns to Huddersfield to write about the death of Yassar Yaqub, but a wall of silence and violence in the streets suggest there is a bigger story in town

Award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar moves back to his hometown of Huddersfield to cover the death of Mohammed Yassar Yaqub. Described in court as a 28-year-old office clerk, Yassar Yaqub was shot dead by police on an M62 slip road on a cold and wet January evening in 2017. Celebrated by his family as a loving son and beloved father, his death led to protests on the streets of West Yorkshire, and in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement a ‘Justice 4 Yassar’ campaign was born.

But with rumours of drug empires, money laundering and high performance cars, just days into his reporting of the case Mobeen realises that there is a much bigger story in town. With violence on the streets and a town that is terrified to talk, Mobeen attempts to find out where the truth really lies in a journey that forces him to face some ugly truths about his community and hometown.

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29 minutes

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Wed 19 Jun 2019 23:40

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Credits

Role Contributor
Reporter Mobeen Azhar
Executive Producer Jeremy Lee
Director Richard Wyllie
Director Jonathan Low
Series Producer Wendie Ottewill
Series Producer Catey Sexton
Production Company 7 Wonder Productions

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